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Title: Latching relay switch assembly

Patent ·
OSTI ID:867736

A latching relay switch assembly which includes a coil section and a switch or contact section. The coil section includes at least one permanent magnet and at least one electromagnet. The respective sections are, generally, arranged in separate locations or cavities in the assembly. The switch is latched by a permanent magnet assembly and selectively switched by an overriding electromagnetic assembly.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76
Assignee:
Babcock, Inc. (Orange, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4998082
OSTI ID:
867736
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English